Communications and Timeline

2. Communications and Timeline Damon Gardenhire Director of Communications and Policy

3. Top 3 things Timeline and process Data coming next week & how grades are calculated. Next steps

4. Communications Communications toolkit Media Briefing at Capitol Embargoed Data – What does this term mean?

5. KFOR Story

6. A to F Report Card DataOverview MaridythMcBee, PhD Assistant State Superintendent Accountability and Assessment

7. A to F Report Card • Comprised of three main sections each worth one-third of the overall grade: • Student Achievement • Student Growth • Whole School Performance

8. Student Achievement Section • Includes all Oklahoma State Testing Program (OSTP) exams administered during the most recent school year

9. Student Achievement Section • The 3% cap for OMAAP and OAAP are applied. • At least thirty (30) students tested before a performance index is reported.

11. Student Growth Section • Growth is divided into two sub-categories; • All students • Bottom twenty-five percent of students

12. Growth Index: Bottom 25% • Only students with a pre-score proficiency level of “Unsatisfactory” or “Limited Knowledge” are included.

13. Growth Index • 30 scores needed to receive a grade for each growth section. • If less than 30 scores for the bottom 25% section, grade is based on total growth. • If there are less than 30 scores for the total growth section, the report card grade is computed using 50% Student Achievement and 50% Whole School Performance.

15. Growth Index • Spreadsheet of matched student scores provided with report card data

16. Whole School Performance Section • See the following on the Accountability website • A to F Report Card Data Source Summary • A to F Report Card Guide .

17. Data Source Summary

20. Timeline • Data released next week • E-mail, letter and posting on Accreditation website • 30 days to review and make corrections • Data Verification Form included in communications and on Accountability Website

21. More Information • Contact Maridyth McBee or Michael Flory Maridyth.mcbee@sde.ok.gov 405-521-3341 Michael.flory@sde.ok.gov 405-521-3341

22. Resources Kerri White, MEd Assistant State Superintendent Educational Support

23. Raise the Grade Together Symposium • September 12-13, 2012 • For schools preliminarily identified as Priority, Targeted Intervention, and Focus

24. Raise the Grade Together Booklet • Week of September 10 • Information for all schools that will assist schools in determining what steps to take that will likely improve student performance

25. Reward School Grant • Timeline • Preliminary Information about the Grant: Mid-September • Public Release of Eligible Schools: Early October • Grant Application Due: November 16, 2012 (Tentative) • Partnership Between Reward Schools and Priority Schools for the benefit of both schools

26. Streamlined, Consistent Terminology • High-Performing Reward School • 2 Methods of Identification • High-Progress Reward School • 1 Method of Identification • Focus School • 2 Methods of Identification • Targeted Intervention School • 1 Method of Identification • Priority School • 4 Methods of Identification

28. More Information • Contact Kerri White or Gina Scroggins Kerri.White@sde.ok.gov 405-521-4514 Gina.Scroggins@sde.ok.gov 405-521-4513